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Don’t cut the cheese: 3,200-year-old Egyptian snack could have deadly disease
The millennia-old cheese is a crucial insight into life in ancient Egypt. Just don’t eat it.
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State police: Whale capsizes boat; no injuries reported
DEAL, N.J. (AP) — State Police say a whale caused a 20-foot boat to capsize in waters off the New Jersey coast. No injuries were reported in the capsizing, which occurred Thursday about a mile…
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Mooning case against Virginia softball coach’s wife wanes
Debbie L. McCulley, 57, is accused of mooning the stands, but a judge Thursday said the indecent exposure charge could be dropped.
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California deputy shoots into car to free trapped bear
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California deputy fired several beanbag rounds into a back car window to free a trapped bear that had likely been searching for snacks. El Dorado County Sheriff’s…
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City tweaks sign for Paul Manafort Drive amid son’s trial
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut city has tweaked its sign for Paul Manafort Drive because the name agitated some residents. The Hartford Courant reports workers put up a new sign this week to…
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University honors students who found love in elevator in ’72
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s Temple University is honoring a 45-year relationship sparked in a campus elevator. Sharyn Rubin and Eric Schlesinger briefly met on move-in day on Sept. 6, 1972, while she was moving in…
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Colombian city urges a break from sex to fight heat wave
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Health officials in one Colombian coastal city have a controversial recommendation for residents trying to stay cool during an intense heat wave: Take a break from sex. Santa Marta city health…
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Grand theft ramen: Ga. thief steals tractor trailer filled with nearly $100k in noodles
Somebody, somewhere, made off with nearly one hundred grand in ready-packed noodle meals, left parked at a Georgia gas station.
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ASPCA says more than 600 birds removed from home
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says more than 600 birds were removed from a house in central Ohio after reports of animal neglect and a complaint…
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Mexico City restaurant busted over protected tarantula tacos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fancy a tarantula taco for a cool $27? Not so fast, Mexican authorities say. A Mexico City market restaurant recently put the arachnids on its menu and posted a video on…
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Mom who hosted elaborate $25k prom send-off accused of fraud
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman who made headlines for an elaborate prom send-off has been charged with Social Security benefits fraud. The U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia announced charges of wire fraud, theft of…
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Police look into video of man spanking hippo at LA Zoo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are investigating after a video shows a man spanking a hippopotamus at the Los Angeles Zoo. The video shows the man crossing a railing last week and sneaking up on…
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Superintendent accused in feces on track to receive $100,000
KENILWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey school superintendent who resigned after he was accused of repeatedly defecating on another high school’s track will receive more than $100,000 from his school district. Kenilworth Public Schools…
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Bear makes an unlikely stop in a liquor store
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — A bear took a stroll into an unlikely snack venue — a Connecticut liquor store. The mid-sized creature lumbered across a parking lot in Bristol Monday afternoon, getting close enough to…
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Minnesota deputies rescue women stranded on unicorn raft
STARK, Minn. (AP) — It was not a fairy tale, but a rescue on a Minnesota lake did involve a rainbow unicorn. A sheriff’s deputy and a reserve deputy from the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office…
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